A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."